Well, those congressional hearings are still TBD, but someone has gone out of his way to "Make Teddy Win."

Jon Halperin has set up a fund to ensure Teddy's first victory, saying that while he "can’t control the race, using principles from an idea called Game Theory... [he] can make it beneficial for those involved to at least consider letting him win a race."

If at any point in the rest of the season Teddy wins a race (and it is officially recognized by the Nats, ie no disqualification), they get the remaining 50% donated to their official charity, the Nationals Dream Foundation with no strings attached. If Teddy fails to win a race the remaining money is split evenly between the two other charities mentioned above.

Clever, Mr. Halperin. Very clever indeed.

You know what they say about D.C.: "It was built on a stagnant swamp some 200 years ago, and very little has changed. It stank then, and it stinks now."